Posts by Vicki Saporta
Don’t Deny Women Critical Care
This weekend, the Democrat and Chronicle published my essay on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Women’s Equality Agenda: Opponents of abortion have launched a misinformation campaign targeting Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Women’s Equality Agenda. Their distortions cannot conceal an important truth: The governor’s proposal will protect women’s health. Consider one woman’s struggle. Two years ago, Sophia,…
Read MoreUSA Today Editorial re Gosnell Verdict
USA Today published my editorial tonight following the Gosnell verdict: Regardless of a woman’s income or where she lives, she deserves access to quality care. The National Abortion Federation (NAF), along with the rest of the pro-choice community has unequivocally and repeatedly denounced the practices at Gosnell’s facility. Gosnell was a substandard provider who preyed…
Read MoreSafe Abortion Care
Today, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, posted my letter to the editor on the medically unnecessary and politically motivated TRAP bill introduced in the Texas legislature. Regarding the April 7 online story, “With 50 days left, heavy legislative lifting done”: It is disturbing that the Texas Legislature is again choosing to ignore medical evidence in favor…
Read MoreVirginia Board of Health Once Again Puts Politics Ahead of Women’s Health
Today, I issued the following statement on the Virginia Board of Health’s approval of the state’s abortion clinic restrictions: Once again, the Virginia Board of Health has chosen to put politics ahead of women’s health. The regulations approved in Virginia today single out women’s health care centers that provide outpatient first trimester abortion care by…
Read MoreOmnibus attack
Today, The Wichita Eagle, posted my letter to the editor on the omnibus abortion restrictions passed by the Kansas Legislature: In its entirety, House Bill 2253 represents a clear threat to women’s access to abortion care in Kansas. In addition to declaring that life begins “at fertilization” and rewriting the tax code to penalize both…
Read MoreStatement on the Release of President Obama’s 2014 Budget
Today, I issued the following statement on the release of President Obama’s 2014 budget: The President’s budget takes an important step toward lifting a ban that prohibits DC from using its locally raised revenue to help low-income women obtain the abortion care they need. This discriminatory policy interferes with the rights of DC residents and…
Read MoreAlabama Legislature Launches All Out Attack on Reproductive Health
Today, The Birmingham News, posted my letter to the editor on a medically unnecessary and politically motivated TRAP bill introduced in the Alabama legislature. The Alabama legislature is launching an all out attack on the reproductive health care of women and their families in the state. …
Read MoreNorth Dakota Governor Signs Extreme Abortion Ban Bill
Today, I released the following statement on North Dakota Governor Dalrymple’s approval of the most extreme abortion ban bill in the country: Today, North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple signed the most extreme ban on abortion in the entire country. This bill criminalizes abortion care very early in pregnancy—before most women are even aware that they…
Read MoreArkansas Senate Votes to Override Veto of 12-Week Abortion Ban
The Arkansas Senate voted today to override Governor Mike Beebe’s veto of legislation that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. This bill is the most extreme and earliest ban on abortion care in the entire country, and it is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court has consistently held that states may not…
Read MoreNo Medical Reason for Requiring Ultrasound
Today, the Indianapolis Star, posted my letter to the editor on the state’s anti-choice legislation that would require women to get an ultrasound before a medication abortion. No matter what supporters of Senate Bill 37 say, this bill is a blatant example of anti-choice legislators attempting to practice medicine without a license. The bill would…
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